#10“Dare I say I miss him? I do. I miss him. I still see him in my dreams. They are nightmares mostly, but nightmares tinged with love. Such is the strangeness of the human heart.” ― Yann Martel, Life of Pi#9“It is simple and brutal: a person can get used to anything, even to killing.” ― Yann Martel, Life of Pi#8“When you've suffered a great deal in life, each additional pain is both unbearable and trifling.” ― Yann Martel, Life of Pi

#7“You might think I lost all hope at that point. I did. And as a result I perked up and felt much better.” ― Yann Martel, Life of Pi

#6“Life will defend itself no matter how small it is.” ― Yann Martel, Life of Pi

#5“Life on a lifeboat isn’t much of a life. It is like an end game in chess, a game with few pieces. The elements couldn’t be more simple, nor the stakes higher.” ― Yann Martel, Life of Pi

#4“Nature can put on a thrilling show. The stage is vast, the lighting is dramatic, the extras are innumerable, and the budget for special effects is absolutely unlimited.” ― Yann Martel, Life of Pi

#3“All living things contain a measure of madness that moves them in strange, sometimes inexplicable ways. This madness can be saving; it is part and parcel of the ability to adapt. Without it, no species would survive.” ― Yann Martel, Life of Pi

#2“First wonder goes deepest; wonder after that fits in the impression made by the first.” ― Yann Martel, Life of Pi

#1“Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can”— Yann Martel, Life of Pi